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Figure Painting – Female High Angle

daarken — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:04:57 +0000

In this video Daarken takes you through his process of painting a female figure from a high angle using a black and white photo ref. The video is sped up by 8x.

Hyper Angle books – http://www.animebooks.com/hyperangle.html
Software – Photoshop
Painting time – ~91 minutes
Resolution – 3000×4500 @ 300dpi
Brushes – Hard Round, Chalk, Soft Round

Note – Some people are probably wondering about the math involved regarding the time and speed of the painting. The painting took around 91 minutes, but this video is only 14 minutes long. The painting was sped up by 8x. How can that be? Well around 3 minutes of this video are in real-time, so only 11 minutes are sped up. 11×8=88 minutes plus the 3 or so filmed in real-time.

Figure Painting – Female High Angle from Daarken on Vimeo.

Jaja Stylus – Testing on the iPad

daarken — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:07:10 +0000

In this video Daarken shows the Jaja Stylus in action on an iPad using Procreate. He talks about the pros and cons and gives you a little peek at a sketch he did using the Jaja.

Jaja Stylus
1024 levels of pressure
Two customizable trigger buttons
Uses high frequency sound to communicate with the tablet
Requires AAA battery
$90

Note – There are probably many people that are happy with their stylus, so it could be that Daarken received a faulty unit (still no word from tech support). This review was based on the performance of the unit out of the box. Some people also reported hearing sounds and clicks emitting from the stylus since it uses sound to communicate.

Review scores from other sources.
PC Magazine – 3 out of 5
GottaBe Mobile – 2 out of 5
Amazon – 2.5 out of 5
Cult of Mac – 3.5 out of 5

Jaja Stylus from Daarken on Vimeo.

Painting Light – One Pixel at a Time

daarken — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:53:16 +0000

In this tutorial Daarken takes you through his process of painting a female nude from photo reference. The actual painting took a little less than 2 hours to paint and was painted back in 2011.

Reference – www.domai.com/pics/big/dancer-0099.jpg
Music – Trash80 www.trash80.com

Painting Light – One Pixel at a Time from Daarken on Vimeo.

Elysium Sneak Peek – The Art of Daarken

daarken — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:56:00 +0000

Preorders through the 3DTotal site are finally open! If you preorder through 3DTotal’s site, the first 100 people will receive 3, 8.5×11 signed prints! Preorders from other sites like Amazon have been available for awhile now, but they will not come with signed prints, only preorders through 3DTotal will receive them (and only while supplies last).

You can also read more about the book and see some more pictures on my blog.

Update - 3DTotal has informed me that the signed prints for the first 100 pre-orders are gone, but they have now decided to include unsigned prints with ALL pre-orders!

Update 10.25.12 – It looks like the US Amazon has my book in stock!

Elysium – The Art of Daarken Preview from Daarken on Vimeo.

Creative Painting – Using Only One Brush

daarken — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:50:09 +0000

In this video Daarken challenges you to create a sketch or a painting using only one brush. Don’t pick a typical brush like the round or chalk brush, pick something that you would never consider doing an entire painting with. The example used in this video is the chain brush.

Post your painting here!

Creative Painting – Using Only One Brush from Daarken on Vimeo.

Painting Fur – With Only the Round Brush

daarken — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:36:29 +0000

In this video Daarken shows you how to paint fur using only the round brush. The purpose of this tutorial is to show that the brush you use doesn’t matter. Even though you need to paint something that is light and fluffy, you can still accomplish it using only the round brush. No layer effects were used in this video, only opaque painting on normal layer modes. The only effect used was a gaussian blur for the background.

This video is sped up by 4x.

Photo Ref

Painting Fur – With only the Round Brush from Daarken on Vimeo.

Male Figure Drawing – From Reference

daarken — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:08:49 +0000

In this video Daarken paints a male figure from reference. Instead of starting with a line drawing, he starts by blocking in large shapes and silhouettes.

Music by
Trash80 from Icarus
Sycamore Drive from Kicks/Moves

Male Figure Drawing – From Reference from Daarken on Vimeo.

Freelance Basics – Invoicing with Billings

daarken — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:16:29 +0000

In this video Daarken talks about invoicing as a freelance artist and how to use the program Billings. Unfortunately Billings is only for the Mac, so PC users will have to try and find another invoicing program.

Freelance Basics – Invoicing with Billings from Daarken on Vimeo.

Female Nude Seated – Part 03 Final Details

daarken — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:18:22 +0000

This is the third and final part of the female nude painting. In this part Daarken finishes up the face and adds the final details.

Warning – There is no commentary in this video, so if you feel that you won’t learn anything without audio, then you are not required to watch it.

Reference

Music by Tom Fahy from Hinterlands.

Female Nude Seated – Part 03 Final Details from Daarken on Vimeo.

Female Nude Seated – Part 02 Adding Value

daarken — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:57:14 +0000

This is part 2 of 3 of the Female Nude Seated pose from reference. In this part Daarken adds value to the line drawing. The face and final details will be added in part 3.

Warning – There is no commentary in this video, so if you feel that you won’t learn anything without audio, then you are not required to watch it.

Reference

Music by Tom Fahy from Hinterlands.

Female Nude Seated – Part 02 Adding Value from Daarken on Vimeo.